Timeline for Space exploration without electronic devices, is it possible?
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| Aug 31, 2016 at 3:03 | answer | added | SRM | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 31, 2016 at 2:30 | answer | added | kingledion | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 31, 2016 at 2:01 | comment | added | a4android | Glad to see comments about holding off on accepting answers too quickly especially since those of us in different time zones get discouraged when we see questions for the first time & find answers already accepted. Most so, when the question was worth answering. | |
| Aug 31, 2016 at 0:11 | answer | added | Journeyman Geek | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 22:20 | answer | added | Ghanima | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 21:49 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | The biggest challenges we face in our space exploration is energy and energy density. It's simply hard to get that much energy on a rocket, so we need to be very frugal with that energy. Frugality comes with having very precise measurements, which we do with electronics. Do your technologies circumvent this issue? If you had 200% more energy density than we do today, you'd be able to do a lot! | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 21:33 | answer | added | Steve Mangiameli | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 16:59 | answer | added | Thucydides | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 15:24 | comment | added | G.ogre | @MichaelKjörling Thanks! i would follow advice. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 15:20 | comment | added | user | You can unaccept the answer if you want to. In fact, given that it's so soon after you posted the question, I'd almost recommend it. Feel free to vote up (or down, when you have the necessary reputation) as desired, but hold off on accepting an answer for at least a day, perhaps even two days, to as JDługosz said give people from different parts of the world a chance to chime in. High quality answers with well-researched citations can take a while to write! | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 15:18 | comment | added | G.ogre | @Cyrus what if anti-grav field affects only surrounding matter? In this case every mass on another side of the ship would be fully affected by gravity. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 15:14 | comment | added | G.ogre | @JDługosz it might be working on entirely different principals. I imagine using construct filled with exotic matter that affects gravity around it. It can be mechanically manipulated and doesn't require electronic devices. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 15:06 | history | edited | G.ogre | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 30, 2016 at 15:02 | comment | added | G.ogre | @MichaelKjörling I am actually very sad that i didn't specified the goal of the answer. Thanks for pointing this out. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 15:00 | comment | added | G.ogre | @JDługosz very sorry, i am actually mostly new to stack overflow (generally) so didn't know specifics. i would be much more careful now. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:56 | comment | added | Cyrus | Unless the field was big enough to wipe out the entire spaceport on take-off, you could also build very long and slender ships and house the antigrav in one end and all the crew + electronics in the other. It could even be cables many kms long. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:56 | comment | added | JDługosz | Don't be so fast to accept an answer! Give people a chance to post creative answers, and people in different time zones to weigh in. So 24 hours is a good time to wait. Accepting early discourages others from answering, and presumes that you win’t see a better one! | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:54 | vote | accept | G.ogre | ||
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| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:53 | comment | added | JDługosz | The anti-gravity device itself is not electronic? | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:51 | comment | added | user | @G.ogre If you want answers to how to make spacecraft not use electronics, then I would recommend asking about that specifically rather than presupposing a given solution's specific side effects and asking how to work around those. Unless of course you already have your mind fully set on that drive system and its effects, and really want to work within its constraints. (After all, a big part of Worldbuilding SE is help maintain consistency.) "How can we accomplish space travel with large craft without electronics?" leaves the field open to alternative proposals that achieve your ultimate end. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:50 | answer | added | UIDAlexD | timeline score: 5 | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:45 | history | edited | G.ogre | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:40 | comment | added | G.ogre | @Azuaron Thanks! That is obvious solution and answers most of the problems. But I was also thinking a way to justify having advanced on planet civilisation and primitive space naval type battles like in the first half 20 century. Ill add this to question! | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:30 | comment | added | Azuaron | Even if these gravity manipulation technologies are used for high-speed space travel (not just getting into orbit), there's not much friction in space, so you can aim, fire, then turn off the gravy and turn the electronics back on. Maneuvering can then be performed with rockets. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:27 | comment | added | Frostfyre | Simple: leave electronic systems off until they reach space. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 14:21 | history | asked | G.ogre | CC BY-SA 3.0 |